Depletable resources: Necessary, in need of fair treatment, and multi-functional

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 36 (6):689-690 (2013)
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I make three points. First, processors and depletable resources should not be regarded as alternative means of processing information: they are both necessary. Second, comparing a processor account with a rational allocation mechanism to a depletable-resources account without one is not a fair comparison. Third, depletable resources can act as signals as well as fuels

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